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I am at one of my favorite coffee shops (the Village Cup in Jericho, Vermont). It has the vibe that allows me to fly to higher levels of perspective. The location, music, furnishings and chatter of the patrons fuel my creative juices. I have discovered that certain physical locations get me into the higher levels of perspective "zone" more than others.
My goal today is to continue my intentional search for items that can inform my 50K (a.k.a. mission in life, legacy) intentions. Here are some of the thoughts that come to my mind as I work at this level:
"be soft, be open..."
"life is a process of discovery..."
"life continues to unfold... what is next?"
"how will I respond to [fill in the blank]?"
"the continuation of the story amazes me... I am so thankful for those who have come before me, who are with me and will come after me."
Victor Frankl mentioned that "you detect your mission." That really resonates with me. My real mission feels like it is delivered to me one piece of the puzzle at a time. When I am tuned in, I will capture a piece of the puzzle (a quote, a comment, a vision, an idea) for later review. Slowly, over time, the content and context of my mission is making its way into my heart and my actions.
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What are your favorite higher-level-of-thinking locations? Do you get to them as often as you would like?
How do you capture or record the results of your higher level thinking?
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One last note... a new book is out from one of my favorite authors, Dan Roam. You may enjoy it, too.
1 comments:
I love hitting a local Caribou Coffee or Perkins very late at night to try and do my high-level thinking. The only issue is time... I just never feel like I get the time to make it to those places as often as I would like...
Bob Stanke
http://robertstanke.com
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